My Heart Isn’t Ready for You to Stop Believing in Santa
“My friend doesn’t believe in Santa anymore, Mom,” my son said out of the blue the other day. We were…
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By Mikala Albertson Adolescence Is Simply the Beginning of a Thousand Tiny Goodbyes
He’s gone. I’ve felt him being pulled away as if by a magnet for months. A year, maybe? The centrifugal…
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By Ashley Kay Andy From Baby to Boy
The sweet snuggles and sighs are slowly making way for more crawling climbing and exploring each day. And just when…
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By Corey Wheeland The Magic Middle
My daughter turned 12 last month, which means we've somehow tiptoed into uncharted territory. I blinked, and then everything I…
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Motherhood is a Million Little Letting Gos and Fresh Hellos
I missed my grocery-shopping buddy the other day. Mondays are usually the days my littlest and I knock out our…
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By Claudia Caramiello In This Season of Un-Needing
In the cold blue winter light, I would nurse my son, his mouth small like a sparrow, his breath warm…
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By Della Cassia I Blinked and the Little Girl Was Gone
They told me not to blink, but I was too overwhelmed learning how to become a mother. They told me…
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I Know I’m Done, but I’ll Always Want Another Baby
I was sorting clothes into tubs to donate, consign, or keep for my 1-year-old, and I came across a newborn…
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My Son Used to Think I Hung the Moon
He used to think I hung the moon. When he was little, he looked for me in every room. We’d…
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By Her View From Home The Age of Adolescence
Adolescence. It’s such a strange time—it’s difficult for the parents to navigate, but it’s also hard on the kid. It’s…
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Moms Don’t Want to Be Told to Enjoy Every Moment
“Oh, that’s such a fun age. Enjoy them while they’re little!” I heard these words a lot when I had…
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By Krystal Sieben Motherhood is Beautiful Torture
Motherhood is beautiful torture. It’s worrying, from the minute you see those two pink lines. Maybe you have been trying…
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